In Michigan’s Macomb County, uncertainty over ‘Bidenomics’ | View caption Hide caption Right now, the outlook is not good for Mr. Biden. “Nationwide, and in Michigan as well, there is a divergence between … how people view their own economic standing versus how they feel about the economy as a whole,” says Matt Grossmann, a…
A 25-year-old nursing student was killed by her ex-boyfriend who allegedly called his parents to confess before killing himself, authorities in Michigan said. Gina Bryant, a student at the University of Michigan-Flint, was killed around midnight on Oct. 13 after her coworkers reported her missing the day prior, the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office said in a…
When Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose called into a local radio show this month, the host grilled the Republican Senate hopeful over his past disdain for former President Donald Trump — like how he positioned himself as “Never Trump” before the 2016 election and how he described Trump’s 2019 social media tirade against Black…
First Look Even after CROWN Act, Texas student suspended for dreadlocks In the same week that Texas passed the CROWN Act prohibiting discrimination on the basis of hair, Darryl George – a Black high school student – was suspended because his dreadlocks violated his district’s dress code. | View caption Hide caption | The same week…
Workers at Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers may soon hit the picket line. The Detroit Free Press reported that the 150,000 members of the United Auto Workers have “have given union leadership the OK to strike” against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis if an agreement isn’t within reach by the end of the current contract, which…
After spending decades writing self-help books, starting nonprofits dedicated to building peace, and serving as a self-described “spiritual thought leader,” Marianne Williamson has pivoted to politics. The 71-year-old is a two-time Democratic presidential candidate who first ran in 2020 and has now joined the 2024 race. When she announced her second long-shot bid in March 2023, Williamson…
At heart of Jan. 6 case: Trump’s state of mind | View caption Hide caption Special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Mr. Trump on charges that he attempted to subvert the 2020 election is a sweeping document that touches on the bedrock functions of American democracy. The indictment alleges the former president engaged in three…